It was learned that some motorists transiting Okitipupa axis are already stranded as the protesting students are currently making 'bonfire' on the road thereby preventing free-flow of traffic on the routes.
The Students of the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa have paralysed academic activities on their campus to protest against the 'obnoxious tuition' being paid at the state owned instituion.
The students in their hundreds are agitating for immediate downward review of their school fees which according to them ranges between N200,000 and N250,000 depending on the course of study.
Sahara Reporters gathered that the students have taken to the street at the front of their main gate to block the only access road which leds to the Okitipupa main town.
It was learned that some motorists transiting Okitipupa axis are already stranded as the protesting students are currently making 'bonfire' on the road thereby preventing free-flow of traffic on the routes.
The Osustech's students protest is coming four days that the students of the Adekunl Ajasin University in Akungba Akoko (AAUA) took to the streets to protest over similar issue and decision of the school authority bar them from writing their test.
A student of the institution, Ayodeji Ijabiyi, who spoke on the phone who confirmed the protests accused the managament collaborating with the state governemnt to increase their school fee.
Ijabiyi said that both academics and business activities have been shut down and paralysed on the campus by the protesting students in order to show their grievances.
"Imagine, paying over N200,000 as school fee at OSUSTECH and there is nothing to justify such exorbitant fee here on the campus and yet we are not private school.
"As i speak with you now, we have all converged at the frontgate of the school to protest this exorbitant fee becuase our parant cannot afford it.
"We have shut down acadamics and business acitivites on the campus. I heard the management are bringing policemen here but it is better they did not come and fight us.
"They should be aware that this is a peaceful protest to show the school management that we are not happy with the tuition being pay here".
Efforts by Sahara Reporter to reach the management of the state own institution proved abortive as at the time of filing this report.
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